"Colostomy" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
which enables searching at various levels of specificity.
The surgical construction of an opening between the colon and the surface of the body.
| Descriptor ID |
D003125
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| MeSH Number(s) |
E04.210.338.225 E04.579.338.225
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 1996 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2004 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2007 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Colostomy" by people in Profiles.
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Hartmann's colostomy reversal: outcome of patients undergoing surgery with the intention of eliminating fecal diversion. Am Surg. 2007 Jul; 73(7):664-7; discussion 668.
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The myenteric plexus of the rat colon after fecal stream diversion: a morpho-quantitative study. Auton Neurosci. 2004 Jul 30; 114(1-2):39-46.
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Major acute inflammatory complications of diverticular disease of the colon: planning of surgical management. Hepatogastroenterology. 1996 Jul-Aug; 43(10):839-45.
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The effect of intra-abdominal resection or fecal diversion on perianal disease in pediatric Crohn's disease. J Pediatr Surg. 1985 Aug; 20(4):343-7.